Jurist
DONATE NOW
  • News ▾
    • All Legal News
    • US Legal News
    • World Legal News
    • This Day @ Law
  • Dispatches ▾
    • All Dispatches
    • Afghanistan
    • Canada
    • EU
    • Ghana
    • India
    • Iran
    • Israel
    • Kazakhstan
    • Kenya
    • Myanmar
    • Pakistan
    • Peru
    • Sri Lanka
    • UK
    • Ukraine
    • US
  • Commentary ▾
    • All Commentary
    • Faculty Commentary
    • Professional Commentary
    • Student Commentary
  • Features ▾
    • All Features
    • Explainers
    • Long Reads
    • Multimedia
    • Interviews
  • Topics
  • Rule of Law ▾
    • Materials
    • Podcasts
  • About ▾
    • FAQ
    • Staff
    • Awards
    • Apply
    • Journalist in Residence
    • Board of Directors
    • Contact Us
  • Donate ▾
    • Why Support JURIST?
    • Donate
    • Honor Roll
News Somali pirate sentenced to life in prison
Somali pirate sentenced to life in prison
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
August 22, 2011 03:05:29 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Monday sentenced a Somali man to life in prison for his role in the hijacking of a US vessel that resulted in the...

READ MORE ▸
News Malaysia opposition leader denies charges at sodomy trial
Malaysia opposition leader denies charges at sodomy trial
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
August 22, 2011 12:40:27 pm

Malaysian opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim testified for the first time Monday in his trial on charges of sodomy, denying the charges against him. Anwar testified that the charges against...

READ MORE ▸
News Finland court hears Rwandan genocide appeal
Finland court hears Rwandan genocide appeal
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
August 22, 2011 10:35:14 am

A Finnish appeals court on Monday began hearing the appeal of former Rwandan pastor Francois Bazaramba , convicted last year on charges relating to his involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide [HRW backgrounder; JURIST news...

READ MORE ▸
News ICC in talks with Libya rebels to hand over Gaddafi son for prosecution
ICC in talks with Libya rebels to hand over Gaddafi son for prosecution
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
August 22, 2011 09:21:23 am

Representatives from the International Criminal Court (ICC) were reportedly meeting Monday with Libyan rebels to discuss turning over the son of Libyan leader Mummar Gaddafi , Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, to the court for...

READ MORE ▸
News Libya requests UN investigation into NATO abuse
Libya requests UN investigation into NATO abuse
Alexandra Malatesta
August 21, 2011 03:47:31 pm

Libyan Prime Minister Al Baghdad Ali Al-Mahmoudi requested that the UN create a "high-level commission" to investigate alleged human rights abuses by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) . Though NATO was mandated by...

READ MORE ▸
News Afghanistan election commission removes 9 lawmakers
Afghanistan election commission removes 9 lawmakers
Alexandra Malatesta
August 21, 2011 03:20:06 pm

The Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced on Sunday that nine lawmakers will be removed from their parliamentary positions for election fraud in the disputed September 2010 election . The representatives are to be...

READ MORE ▸
News Australia Guantanamo detainee Hicks petitions UN over alleged rights violations
Australia Guantanamo detainee Hicks petitions UN over alleged rights violations
Daniel Richey
August 21, 2011 01:22:10 pm

Former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks has filed an appeal with the UN Human Rights Committee complaining of multiple violations of international law stemming from his five-year incarceration at...

READ MORE ▸
News DOJ asks Supreme Court to uphold military imposter law
DOJ asks Supreme Court to uphold military imposter law
Daniel Richey
August 21, 2011 11:31:49 am

Attorneys for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday asked the US Supreme Court to uphold a controversial law that makes it illegal to falsely claim to be a decorated military veteran. The Stolen...

READ MORE ▸
News Nebraska AG predicts state campaign finance laws to be overturned if challenged
Nebraska AG predicts state campaign finance laws to be overturned if challenged
Daniel Makosky
August 20, 2011 06:28:24 pm

Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning on Wednesday issued an advisory opinion drawing marked parallels between the state's campaign finance laws and portions of similar Arizona regulations that were recently overturned by the US...

READ MORE ▸
News Federal judge blocks North Carolina Planned Parenthood defunding law
Federal judge blocks North Carolina Planned Parenthood defunding law
Daniel Makosky
August 20, 2011 04:16:45 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on Friday issued a preliminary injunction against a provision in North Carolina's budget that denies state and federal funding to Planned Parenthood [advocacy...

READ MORE ▸
  1. Newest
  2. Newer
  3. ...
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. ...
  10. Older
  11. Oldest
Law students to join jurist
GET OUR DAILY DIGEST
LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook RSS Twitter
Latest DISPATCHES
US dispatch: Attorney General questioned over Epstein files, federal shootings, surveillance

US dispatch: Attorney General questioned over Epstein files, federal shootings, surveillance

Ghana dispatch: Ghana president announces visa-free travel agreement with Zambia

Ghana dispatch: Ghana president announces visa-free travel agreement with Zambia

Latest COMMENTARY
When the Internet Goes Dark: What Medieval Islamic Philosophy Reveals About Legal Personhood

When the Internet Goes Dark: What Medieval Islamic Philosophy Reveals About Legal Personhood

by AmirAli Maleki
The Case for Structured Patience: Why Ukraine Needs a Deconfliction Office, Not Another Peace Plan

The Case for Structured Patience: Why Ukraine Needs a Deconfliction Office, Not Another Peace Plan

by David M. Crane | Founding Chief Prosecutor of the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone
Latest FEATURES
Interview with a UK National Security Lawyer: ‘We’re not here to deter them from following their conscience in the face of genocide.’

Interview with a UK National Security Lawyer: ‘We’re not here to deter them from following their conscience in the face of genocide.’

‘Lethal Injection is Based on the Illusion of Science’: An Interview with Law Professor Corinna Barrett Lain

‘Lethal Injection is Based on the Illusion of Science’: An Interview with Law Professor Corinna Barrett Lain

THIS DAY @ LAW

Accused Nazi war criminal, John Demjanjuk, put on trial in Israel

On February 16, 1987, accused Nazi war criminal, John Demjanjuk, went on trial in Jerusalem, Israel. The prosecution claimed that Demjanjuk was a notorious prison guard known as "Ivan the Terrible" at the Treblinka extermination camp during World War II. On this basis, Demjanjuk was convicted by the Israeli court of crimes against humanity. However, in August 1993, the conviction was overturned by Israel's Supreme Court on a finding of reasonable doubt. After the decision by the Supreme Court of Israel, Demjanjuk was returned to the United States, where he had been moved after World War II. On December 22, 2006, the US Board of Immigration Appeals ordered him deported to Ukraine on a finding that he had been a guard at other Nazi concentration camps.

American anarchist arrested for advocating birth control

On February 16, 1916, feminist and anarchist Emma Goldman was arrested in New York City for advocating birth control. Learn more about Emma Goldman and her defense of reproductive rights from the University of California, Berkeley.

Jurist
Home Attributions Disclaimer Privacy Policy Contact Us
Copyright © 2026, JURIST Legal News & Research Services, Inc.
JURISTnews is a collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh